Im going to go out on a limb and say that the guys who only play Ken Smith's only play gospel, jazz and r and b. You can not use a Ken Smith for anything else....Its as out of place as a white guy playing an accordion sing polka hits in a gang fill ghetto!!! So is Ken Smith worth all that money, no! That's why they tried to come out with their version of the jazz bass, anyone ever play the Ken Smith Jazz Basses?